People v. White

Justices Fitzgerald Smith and Joseph Gordon concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Defendant Calvert White appeals from a burglary conviction in October 2008 following a jury trial. He maintains he is entitled to a new trial based on the prosecutor’s closing argument; the trial court’s alleged failure to comply with Supreme Court Rule 431(b) (Ill. S. Ct. R. 431(b) (eff. May 1, 2007)); and the trial court’s allegedly improper admission of defendant’s two prior convictions. Defendant further claims the trial court unconstitutionally enhanced his sentence under section 5—5—3(c)(8) of the…